Meaning
tavern, inn
- tavern, traditional eatery
- inn
In a sentence
Ieri abbiamo cenato in un'osteria vicino alla stazione.
Yesterday we had dinner at an inn near the station.
Conosci una buona osteria in centro?
Do you know a good bistro downtown?
Non voglio entrare in quell'osteria piena di fumo.
I don't want to go into that smoke-filled tavern.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| osteria | feminine · singular |
| osterie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use osteria for a rustic, traditional place; ristorante sounds broader or more formal, trattoria often suggests simple home-style cooking.
- Common in names: Osteria del Sole, Osteria da Nino. Often kept in lowercase in general use, capitalized only in official business names.
- It’s feminine: un'osteria, l'osteria, questa osteria. Learners sometimes guess masculine because many place words ending in -a are exceptions, but not here.